Turner's endearing trip

Microcredit has played the crucial role in their attempt to extricate themselves from poverty. And Ted Turner has very rightly appreciated the fact that the Grameen Bank model is now universally recognised as an effective vehicle for poverty alleviation. The achievements of our people, particularly rural women, have also been acknowledged in glowing terms by development experts and economists.

What we also take note of with a sense of relief is that the recent incidents in the country did not stop his trip. And that is a measure of his love for the people of Bangladesh and how serious his commitment is to the cause of the poor people here.

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The message that philanthropists like Turner bring for the people in a society like ours is very inspirational. They help the poor discover their strength to act as change-agents among themselves. The development planners and thinkers having a global perspective keep people's hopes alive. The mission is doubly important for a society grappling with widespread unemployment and the resultant ill effects of it. Even the rise of religious extremism that we are now witnessing could be dealt with effectively through a marked expansion of opportunities for employment in the country.